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Want A Painful, Costly Divorce? A Guide To Making Things As Awful As Possible.

Retain the Costliest, Pit Bull Lawyer. Do this even though you have an average salary, few assets, little debt, and you are pretty sure you can work out child custody, visitation, and child support with your cooperative spouse. Do not consider hiring a settlement oriented divorce lawyer, and close...

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10 Advantages to Collaborative Divorce.

Is most often faster and cheaper than divorce litigation Strives for comprehensive, enduring settlements, not court battles Lessens the impact of divorce on children Preserves confidentiality Decreases the level of conflict between spouses Places importance on preserving family relationships Ascertains and deals with the interests and concerns of both...

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Jonathan Kales Speaks to Mental Health Professionals about Collaborative Divorce

On December 7, 2009, Jonathan Kales and a few colleagues led a talk before a local group of mental health professionals about Collaborative Divorce, indicating it is a non-adversarial approach to divorce that provides soft landings to families and focuses on families’ best interests, enduring solutions, and resolving all...

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